Solomon Islands vs Tonga: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Solomon Islands
62.07 per 100 people
in 2022
Tonga
61.73 per 100 people
in 2022
Solomon Islands rank
191st
Tonga rank
192nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 62.07 per 100 people against 61.73 per 100 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.34 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 192nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0787 per 100 people 0.0986 per 100 people 0.02 per 100 people Tonga
2000s 2.19 per 100 people 22.67 per 100 people 20.48 per 100 people Tonga
2010s 57.02 per 100 people 67.98 per 100 people 10.96 per 100 people Tonga
2020s 62.63 per 100 people 60.45 per 100 people 2.18 per 100 people Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Solomon Islands or Tonga?
Solomon Islands, at 62.07 per 100 people against 61.73 per 100 people in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Solomon Islands and Tonga?
0.34 per 100 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Solomon Islands and Tonga rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Solomon Islands ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 192nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.